Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-20
NO BULLDOzING
At the Election In jefferson COunty-And
No Bribery.

At the Election In jefferson COunty-And
No Bribery.
To TIE Editor Of ne Register
CHARLEsTOwN, w. Va, April 1s.-We
notice an articlein the LateHigeReer of April
18th, worst Bulldozing Known in West
Virginia" from the Washington cores
pOndent of that paper. In justice to our
county. will you kindly allow US to con-
tradict the statements made by this party,
as they are utterly false.
The election April 5th was quiet one.
As it was a special election the country
vote did not turn out as general thing.
Consequently the vote was One-forth less
than our regular fall elections, with full
ticket in the field.
The statement about the Sheriff being
at the head of ring in the county which
controls all elections &c, by corrupt
methods, is pronounced here as n lie by
both Democrats and Republicans. Our
Sheriff is a Christian gentleman; one who
never touched a drop OF liquor or is known
to have done a mean act in his lie. lie
was nominated to the Office over one Of
our best citizens by a vote of ,5O4 to $40
in the primary of 1884, and so great Is the
regard for him by all classes that they
would consider it a privilege TO have him
in Office for life.
As to the affairs of the county being IN
bad condition, this is equally false. Our
County Court, which has the management
o. the fiscal affairs OF the county, is COM
posed of five of our best business men, and
our financial affairs were never in better
shape.
The statement about $1,000 being spent
by the Democrats is false. From "a per-
sOnal knowledge we can state that SSS was
all the money expended in the county, in
Guiding expenses of tickets, announcements
of speakers, extra copies of Democratic
papers sent out, &c. Every cent was spent
under the direction of the chairman of the
Democratic committee and not one cent
went to the purchase of votes. As to
whisky, we did hear that prominent
Democrat was asked into place to drink
HiggmbOtham Republican candldate)
whisky. This he declined with positive
expression which we will not repeat.
The statement about the returns are
false They came in as usual by o'clock
D. m. from all but three precincts, which
came in next nay. The statement that the
colored school teachers were threatened
with dismissal by the Board of Education,
of which John T. COStOn is chairman, We
are requested to state by these teachers, Is
false in every particular They state that
under Mr.. COlston's management they
have had fair treatment, never having been
interfered with in voting and have fully
exercised their rights rs American citizens
and further they beg TO state that their
race regard Mr.. COlstOn rs a friend. Indeed
the only threats that this race received
were from Mr.. LeiSennng, late Republican
postmaster at this place, who was pro-
yoked because they would not always be
controlled by him. II has only been re-
Gently that the intelligent cOlored men
commenced TO rebel against him, and he
feels his power gradually slipping away
because OF the manhood asserting itself
among them. In conclusion, old Jefferson
will give her usual Democratic majority
in 1SSS, even should Mr.. LeiSenring, MIR.
Sargent and the Rev. Mr.. Burrell (colOred)
be sent by sore head Democrats and the
Republican party to look after our election
and defeat the Democratic nominees.
JEFFERSON.